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AP Environmental Science Thermal Inversion & Pollution

Practise thermal-inversion questions by identifying the altered temperature gradient and linking trapped ground-level pollution to respiratory effects.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Environmental Science

Exam points

  • identify the governing concept or relationship in the problem
  • justify the result with equations, diagrams or contextual evidence

STB-2.C—Describe thermal inversion and its relationship with pollution question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

What important phenomenon that often plays a role in air pollution episodes is illustrated in the diagram above?

A

Albedo

B

Greenhouse effect

C

Inversion

D

Stratification

E

Heat-island effect

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